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Rich Macfarlane

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Associate Professor Cyber Security, Edinburgh Napier University. Course Leader for NCSC certified MSc Cyber Security courses. CSC @SecScotland Moderator.
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Rich Macfarlane @rjmacfarlane
Significant attack... several supply chain attacks recently, but this looks like a sophisticated attack, possibly APT grp behaviour. Unsure on how they compromised the developer, and looks like they were executing malware to perhaps prepare for future attacks...
The Hacker News @TheHackersNews Mar 31
⚡ WARNING - Axios npm (83M weekly downloads) was compromised, turning installs into a malware delivery path.

Versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 pulled a fake dependency that dropped a cross-platform RAT, then erased evidence. Published using stolen maintainer credentials.

🔗 What happened and how the attack worked → thehackernews.com/2026/03/axios-…
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Rich Macfarlane @rjmacfarlane
Great book! As mentioned to a few, CSN09112 students might find useful to have a look!
No Starch Press Verified account @nostarch Dec 10, 2025
Practical Malware Analysis shows you how malware behaves by walking you through safe labs, unpacking, debugging, and the little tricks that samples use to stay hidden. It’s a steady, approachable way to build real analysis intuition.

It’s also part of the Hacking Humble Bundle going on right now: humblebundle.com/books/hacking-…
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